The Masters Tournament; Augusta National home of The Masters Golf Tournament
Augusta, GA: Augusta, 1952. Foreword by Bobby Jones, Jr. and Clifford Roberts. Illustrated from photographs; map of the Augusta National Golf Course and a plan for a gallery guard technique for crowd control. (Oblong folio) 9¾x14¼, original gilt-lettered green calf, internally bound with thin metal spirals (as issued), all edges gilt. First Edition. Presentation Edition. Scarce official Augusta National Golf Club presentation album issued in "appreciation to those who have actively contributed to the success of the Masters Tournament...It also represents an effort to respond to enquiries concerning our tournament organization, its policies and its methods of operation" - from the Foreword. Wilton Garrison's copy, with his name in gilt on the front cover. This book sold for $4500 in a PBA galleries sale a few years ago, very scarce and attractively priced. Slight rubbing, otherwise as good a copy of this title we have seen. Item #5135
Donovan & Murdoch 22830.
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